FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Virgin Money London Marathon Ballot for 2014 Closes in Record Time
Ballot Closed After 11 Hours and 25 Minutes
Beating Previous Record in 2012 by Over 5 Hours
The Virgin Money London Marathon 2014 entry ballot has been completed after
11 hours and twenty-five minutes, beating the previous record by over 5
hours. In total, over 125,000 runners have been accepted into the ballot.
After unprecedented demand for places for the 2014 race, the online ballot
entry was closed at 11.25am hours on Monday 29th April.
Race Director Hugh Brasher said: 'After the success of our race on Sunday
21st April, we expected a high demand, but even we were surprised by such a
fantastic reaction to the opening of the entry ballot.'
Brasher added: 'As we run a ballot and don't allocate spaces on a first
come first served basis, all applicants will be on an equal footing. The
ballot will be drawn in October, giving all successful applicants seven
months to train for this fantastic challenge.
Paul Lloyd, Chief Marketing Officer at Virgin Money said: 'The London
Marathon is a very special part of the sporting calendar. And after such an
inspirational and successful 2013 London Marathon I am not surprised that
the ballot for places closed in record time. The event goes from strength
to strength and we look forward to the first Virgin Money London Marathon
in 2014 and helping runners in their attempts to raise even greater amounts
of money for good causes.'
Despite the ballot for places closing in record time there are other ways
to enter for 2014. People wishing to run for a charity dear to their heart
may still be able to do so. Many major charities will have a set number of
entry places in the Virgin Money London Marathon each year. They will
allocate these places to runners on the basis that they will raise an
agreed amount of money for the charity. For more information potential
participants should visit www.virginlondonmarathon.com/raising-money
There are usually more runners interested in running for each charity than
there are charity places available, so the charities will select their
runners based on the runner's connection with the good cause and how much
money they are realistically able to raise for the charity.
The 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon will take place on Sunday 13th April.
For more information go to: www.virginlondonmarathon.com
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